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About Jamdarha Village

Jamdarha is a mid sized village in Basna tehsil, in the district of Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 705, made up of 335 males and 370 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,104 females per 1000 males. The village covers 248.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493558, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jamdarha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamdarha village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Mahasamund
Tehsil Basna
Pincode 493558
Area (hectares) 248.98 hectares
Population 705
Male Population 335
Female Population 370
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,104
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jamdarha compares

By the 2011 count Jamdarha is the 97th largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 767 residents. Its 248.98 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1016.

Getting to Jamdarha

Jamdarha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jamdarha as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jamdarha from other places

Jamdarha lies about 89 km from Mahasamund, and the nearest railway station is Baradwar, about 64 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Jamdarha
Tehsil headquarters Basna 19 km
Nearest town Saraipali 19 km
Nearest railway station Baradwar 64 km
District headquarters Mahasamund 89 km

Villages closest to Jamdarha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Basna tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Jamdarha

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamdarha village had a population of 705. That makes it the 97th largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 767 residents.

Jamdarha village has 335 males and 370 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamdarha has about 1104 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1016.

The pincode recorded for Jamdarha is 493558. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jamdarha covers 248.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jamdarha falls under Basna tehsil of Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Jamdarha is Baradwar, about 64 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Jamdarha.

Jamdarha is about 89 km from Mahasamund in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jamdarha is in Basna tehsil of Mahasamund district. Basna is about 19 km away. Saraipali is about 19 km away. Baradwar is about 64 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jamnidih (1.5 km), Gayatripur (1.5 km) and Purushotampur (1.6 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Jamdarha today is likely to be higher.

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